Great White Nothing: How Harper’s naval station became an Arctic white elephant

From Global News.

Russia and China’s growing influence in the Arctic has prompted federal leaders to announce a flurry of new policies focused on expanding Canada’s military might in the region.

But one project still languishes unfinished, more than a decade behind schedule: The Nanisivik Naval Facility.

It has become an unwelcome reminder of the challenges of building a military presence in the North, whose melting waterways are increasingly contested.

Global’s Krista Hessey reports.

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